Mattia Pascal endures a life of drudgery in a provincial town.
Then, providentially, he discovers that he has been declared dead.
Realizing he has a chance to start over, to do it right this time,
he moves to a new city, adopts a new name, and a new course of
life--only to find that this new existence is as insufferable as
the old one. But when he returns to the world he left behind, it's
too late: his job is gone, his wife has remarried. Mattia Pascal's
fate is to live on as the ghost of the man he was.
An explorer of identity and its mysteries, a connoisseur of black
humor, Nobel Prize winner Luigi Pirandello is among the most
teasing and profound of modern masters. "The Late Mattia Pascal,"
here rendered into English by the outstanding translator William
Weaver, offers an irresistible introduction to this great writer's
work
General
Imprint: |
Nyrb Classics
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2004 |
First published: |
November 2004 |
Authors: |
Luigi Pirandello
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Dimensions: |
203 x 130 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
272 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59017-115-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-59017-115-2 |
Barcode: |
9781590171158 |
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